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Marconi Beach. Marconi Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.The beach is named for Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi.In 1903, the first transatlantic wireless communication originating in the United States was successfully transmitted from nearby Marconi Station; a message from U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. [1]
Marconi Beach in Wellfleet and Nauset Light Beach in Eastham were closed from July 31 until Aug. 3. Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Nauset Light Beach were closed Aug. 21 and reopened Aug. 23.
Just ask Australian dog owner Nova and her beach-loving pup! On March 18 in Melbourne, Nova caught her little dog deep in thought as he watched the waves crash under a sunset sky.
Marconi Beach in Wellfleet and Nauset Light Beach in Eastham were closed from July 31 until Aug. 3. Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Nauset Light Beach were closed Aug. 21 and reopened Aug. 23.
Notable sites encompassed by the CCNS include Marconi Station (site of the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission), the Highlands Center for the Arts (formerly the North Truro Air Force Station), the Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District (a 1,950-acre historic district containing dune shacks and the dune environment), and the glacial erratic known as Doane Rock.
The first transmission received on the continent of North America by Marconi was at Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1901; Glace Bay, Nova Scotia was the site of the first such two-way transmission, in 1902. [2] One of the station's most notable roles occurred with the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April 1912.
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